Publications Of The Colonial Society Of Massachusetts Volume 19 PDF Download

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ...the advice & approbation of the chh whereto they belonged in setting up distinct worship by themselves & that RECONCILIATION wrrn 1s.u.c ousnmm, 1696 179 they apprehended the chh had by some former act of theirs consented they should soe doe, the chh hereupon declared themselves satisfyed with those bretheren, as to their carrying on the worship of God by themselves, their habitations being soe remote from us & that Brother Cushman might without any offence to us continue to dispense the word to them, & that nothing heretofore passed betwixt us in word or action of any kinde should hinder our communion together in sealing ordinances as heretofore: The whole chh & our Bretheren concerned (for ought appeared) did every one of us expresse our consent hereunto by an universal lifting up 27 of our hands, & this was declared to be a finall issue of this matter & all differences that had thereby bin occasioned amongst us, & the chh voted that Deac: Faunce, D: Wood & D: Clarke should joyne with the Pastor in subscribing their hands to this conclusion written & voted, which they did & 1 a copy thereoff soe subscribed was delivered to Bro: Isaac Cushman before they departed from the Pastors house; & as a Testimony of our Reconciliation one with another & mutuall forgivnesse of all past offences, Bro: Cushman himselfe & all our members of that society, both' bretheren & sisters (that were capable) came together & sat downe with us at the Lords Table on August, 30: following: this chh-meeting Aug: 19: was concluded with prayer & Thankfullnesse to God for that issue with our bretheren. The chh set apart, September, 16: as a day of fasting & prayer for the Army abroad &...